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G. S. TOMPKINS & G. WHITTINGI-I-AM. COMBINED BRACKET AND CLAMP FOR PILLOW SHAM HOLDERS. No. 407,307,

PatentedJuIy 16, 18 89.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE S. TOMPKINS AND- CHARLES WHITTINGHAM, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN; SAID WVHITTINGHAM ASSIGNOR TO SAID TOMPKINS.

COMBINED BRACKET AND CLAMP FOR PlLLOW-SHAM HOLDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,307, dated July 16, 1889.

I Application filed October 15, 1888. Serial No. 288,166. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

- Be it known that we, GEORGE S. 'loMPKINs and CHARLES WHITTINGHAM, citizens of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of \Vayne and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Bracket and Clamp for Pillow-Sham Holders; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to pillow-sham holders, and particularly to a combined bracket and clamp, whereby the parts are made self-attaching to the bedstead, all of which will be hereinafter fully set forth. By this arrangment of bracket and clamp the pillow-sham holder can be rapidly attached to the bedstead, and at any desired position, without the aid of screws or brads of any kind which re uire drivin into the woodwork, thereby defacing the furniture.

\Vith reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, we will proceed to describe the various parts of our device, the essential features being pointed out particularly in the claims.

As illustrated by the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of our invention in position and supporting a pillow-sham holder. Fig. 2 is a side plan of the bracket and clamp. Fig. 3 is a top plan showing the parts clamped to the rail of the headboard of a bedstead, the dotted lines showing adjusted position of clamp and bracket. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the various parts detached constituting the combined bracket and clamp.

In the drawings, II represents the headboard of the bedstead, and R the end rails. Z and Z represent the common sliding rails of a pillow-shani-holder frame, which support the wire-frame J.

The heads II are supported in the forked ends at of the L-shaped brackets A, as shown in Fig. 1.

D represents the base of the clamp. This base-plate has the oblong opening S and rightangle jaw C, through which the screw-threaded bolt B passes and revolves in the hole a and a like hole (not shown) through the opposite end of the base. The reduced end of the bolt is upset at 2', (see Fig. 4,) whereby the said bolt is supported at both ends within the base-plate D. This bolt is provided with the thumb button or nut f, whereby the bolt B is revolved, for the purpose'hereinafter set forth.

In Fig. 4, A illustrates the bracket, which is L-shaped and has a forked upper end, as shown at n.

F is a horizontal base, which is formed integral with the brackets, and t is a lug which projects from'the front face of the base F and fits loosely in the open slot S of the base-plate D. The bracket A is reduced at 0, where it joins the base F. Said reduced portion fits loosely into the opening S, as shown in Fig. 1.

W is a jaw formed integral with the base F and at right angles thereto, said jaw proj ecting from the rear end of said base.

In the base F is formed two screw-threaded holes a a". Through these holes the bolt 13 passes. served that as the bolt Bis turned or rotated by means of the thumb-nut f the base F will be caused to travel or move horizontally along said bolt, the neck 0 and lug t sliding in the opening S, whereby the jaw W is caused to move toward or from the jaw C. The shifted position of the jaw IV and bracketAis shown by dotted lines in Fig. 8.

E isa coiled -wire spring, which has two prongs c and c. The prong c enters the hole 1) in the bracket A, its end being bent, as shown at 3 in Fig. 2, whereby the spring is retained in position. The prongcof the spring presses against the head H of the pillowsham frame, whereby the frame is held in the fork n of the bracket A. The bracket A is secured to the bedstead in the following manner: The jaw C is placed against the outer face of the rail R of the bedstead. The screwbolt B is then revolved by means of the thumbbutton f, so as to cause the jaw WV to advance and clamp the opposite face of said rail, thus firmly attaching the bracket which supports the pillow-sham frame.

As the jaw W is provided with means for By this construction it will be obthereof and holes in each end of the base, the Q sermwthrended bolt engaging with the base i having its ends journal-led in the'holes of the bnse-plnte l), as and for the purposes Specified. i

2. In combination with the bracket A, having the forked upper end with base and jaw \V it'orined integral therewith, the lmse-plnle l), having the oblong opening and holes in each end and jaw ('1 at one end, the screwthremled bolt having threaded engagement with the base of the bracket, its ends being 7 'jonrnnled in the lJflSO PlLfiO D and carrying zt button on one end, snbstmitinllv as set forth.

In testimony whereof We nt'li x on r sign ntu res in presence of two witnesses.

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